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Ill Met by Moonlight

Ill Met by Moonlight
★ 6.2/10•1957•1h 44m•NR•War•Adventure

They stole a General under the noses of his 20,000 crack paratroops.

Led by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island's German commander and smuggle him to Cairo to embarrass the occupiers.

Michael Powell · Director

Emeric Pressburger · Director

Michael Powell · Writer

Emeric Pressburger · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 44m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 31, 1957
Budget$215,000

Actors

Dirk Bogarde

Dirk Bogarde

Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem"

David Oxley

David Oxley

Capt. William Stanley "Bill" Moss

Marius Goring

Marius Goring

Major General Kreipe

Dimitri Andreas

Dimitri Andreas

Niko Soldan Emeris

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Captain Sandy Rendel

Laurence Payne

Laurence Payne

Manoli

Wolfe Morris

George

Michael Gough

Michael Gough

Andoni Zoidakis

John Cairney

John Cairney

Elias

Brian Worth

Brian Worth

Roland Bartrop

Roland Bartrop

Miki

George Eugeniou

Paul Stassino

Paul Stassino

Yani Katsias

Peter Augustine

The Dentist

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

General Breuer

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

German officer at The Dentist's office

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